Carving-fork guard



(ModeL GARVING FORK GUARD.

Patented May 2,1882

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD E. WooD, JR, 0F NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CARVlNG-FORK GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,427, dated May 2,18 82,

Application filed March 21, 1882. (ModeL) sprin g.

In the drawings, Figure I is a full-size side view of a carving-forkhaving my improvements. Fig. II is a side view in partial section. Fig.III is a plan View, and Fig. IV an end view.

The tongue D, secured at one of its ends to the guard B,has its otherend hinged at c between the lugs G O on the fork-shank. The lugs G 0, asshown in profile in Fig. I, have bearin g-surfaces approximately atright angles to each other, and forming in effect horizontal andvertical planes. The guard B is bifurcated to have its legs b I) extendupon each side of the shank.

It will be seen that when the guard is resting on the lugs G O and thetongue D is riw eted within the lugs the spring forms a binding-springto bring the guard and hold it to eithersurfaceof the lugs after it isswungpast the angle of said surfaces.

The guard when held in one position upon the lugs CO is closed, as shownin Figs. I and II. When held as shown in Figs. 11 and IV and upon theother surface ofthe lugs it is in operative position.

The guard B, besides the surface m, which comes againstthe face of thelugs, is provided with the shoulder at, which seats itself upon thecorresponding surface 9 upon the shank of the fork when, the guard isswung into its working position. For the sake of simplicity Iform theguard to have the spring in its legs and the tongue in one piece,leaving the tongue proceeding from the guard, as shown in Figs. III andIV, though, without a departure from the spirit of my invention, thetongue may be made separate and be riveted to or otherwise attached tothe guard.

What I claim is- The guard 13, having the spring in its legs, and theton gueD integral therewith, the forkshank having thereon the pivot-lugsG O,provided with the horizontal and vertical bearing-faces, said guardand shank being pivoted one to the otherthrough the lower end ofsaidtongue and through said pivot-lugs.

EDWARD E. WooD, Jn.

Witnesses:

M. W. MOAKLEY, EDW. P. FEIcKER.

